Animal stand



Aug. 13, 1968 MORAGNE I 3,396,818

ANIMAL STAND Filed Feb. 27, 1967 [diva/a Z. fl/ar'qy/z INVENTOR.

BY ti ATTORQVE YS United States Patent 3,396,818 ANIMAL STAND Edward L. Moragne, 4723 Nenana Drive, Houston, Tex. 77035 Filed Feb. 27, 1967, Ser. No. 618,940 4 Claims. (Cl. 182187) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A device for positioning in a tree to enable individuals to hunt animals, utilizing a vertically positioned base with a first and second pair of support arms secured at one end to the base and at the other end to the tree. A seat is provided with a vertical, downwardly extending member which is telescopically received in the base to enable the seat and vertical extending member to be arcuately pivoted or turned relative to the tree and base for enabling the individual in the stand to obtain a better peripheral vision for hunting.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the invention.This invention relates to a new and improved hunting stand for positioning in a tree to enable individuals to hunt animals.

(2) Description of the prior art.Much of the prior art in hunting stands relates to deer stands, duck blinds, and the like which are generally large and cumbersome, and in the case of deer stands, difiicult to camouflage as much as desired. Further, such stands are not portable and are very diflicult to move from place to place.

Such stands are usually low to the ground which makes them easy to spot by wild game. Also, the expense for such stands is usually prohibitive because of their very size.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Briefly, this invention relates to a portable stand for positioning in a tree including a base, a first and second pair of support arms positioned to the base and to the tree, and a seating means having a downwardly extending vertical member telescopically received by the base for enabling the seating means to be arcuately turned as desired, thereby giving the individual hunter better peripheral vision for hunting.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved portable stand for positioning in a tree and the like for enabling individuals to obtain better peripheral vision for hunting animals.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is an elevated view of the portable stand of the present invention secured with a suitable arm or trunk of a tree; and

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the portable stand of the present invention secured with a tree.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Attention is directed to the figures of the drawing wherein the invention is generally designated by the numeral and is illustrated as including a vertically positioned base 11 having a lower end 11a and an upper end 11b provided with an opening 110 therein. A first pair of support arms 12a and 12b, respectively, is secured with the base 11 adjacent the upper end 11b thereof. Each of the first pair of support arms 12a and 12b is provided with a first end 13 each of which is welded to the base 11. The first pair of support arms 12a and 12b extends horizontally outwardly perpendicular to the vertical base 11 and each arm is spaced relative to the other as illustrated in FIG. 2 so that the arms 12a and 12b may be secured on either side of a tree T by inserting nails or bolt 14 through suitable openings 15 provided in each of the arms 12a and 12b.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a second pair of support arms 16a and 16b is secured at a first end 17 by any suitable means such as welding to the base 11 between the first support arms 12a and 12b and the lower end 11a of the base 11. The second pair of support arms 16a and 16b extends outwardly and downwardly at an angle relative to the vertical base 11 and the horizontal support arms 12a and 12b and each of the arms is provided with a second end 18. The second pair of support arms 16a and 16b are spaced so that one of each of the arms may be positioned on one side of the tree T whereby the second end 18 of each of the arms 16a and 16b maybe secured to the tree T by a suitable bolt, nail, or screw 19 inserted through suitable openings 20 and thereafter driven into the tree T.

A seating member, indicated generally at 21, is positioned horizontally above the vertical base 11 and is provided with side members 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d and a plurality of cross-members as indicated at 22 which is illustrated as being positioned parallel to side members 21a and 210. As further illustrated in FIG. 1, a downwardly extending vertical member 23 is secured at an upper end 23a by any suitable means such as welding toone of the members 22. The member 23 extends downwardly to be telescopically received through the opening 110 in the base member 11. In this manner, the seat 21 is adapted to be arcuately turned relative to the vertical base 11 and the tree T by rotation of the member 23 in the base member 11.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a pair of parallel outwardly extending arcuate members 24 and 25 is secured to side members 21a and 210, respectively. Mounted between the parallel members 24 and 25 is a foot bar 26 which is secured at each end 26a and 26b thereof to parallel members 24 and 25, respectively, by any suitable means such as welding.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of vertical upstanding members 27 and 28 is mounted adjacent the intersections of the seating members 21a and 21b and 210 and 21b, respectively, and is secured by any suitable means such as welding immediately adjacent the point of connection of each of the parallel members 24 and 25 with the seating members 21a and 210, respectively. Mounted and secured between the vertical upstanding members 27 and 28 is an arm or gun rest 29 which is secured at each end 29a and 29b by any suitable means such as Welding to the vertical upstanding members 27 and 28, respectively.

It should thus be apparent that the hunting stand of the present invention may be positioned in a tree at any desirable height and is portable and easy to carry when hunting. It should also be apparent that -when an individual desires to sit in the portable stand 10 of the present invention that the individuals feet are inserted into an opening 30 formed by the arm or gun rest 29, the vertical upstanding members 27 and 28, and the seating member 21b to enable the hunters feet to rest on the foot bar or foot rest 26. The individual hunters gun and arms can thus rest on the arm or gun rest 29 while the rest of the individuals body is supported by the seat 21. If the individual hunter desires to turn and look in another direction, he merely has to turn the seat 21 which moves the seat 21 and member 23 relative to the base 11, the first and second pairs of support arms 12a, 12b, 16a, and 16b, respectively, and the tree T, thereby enabling the individual to obtain better peripheral vision for hunting.

3 I claim: 1. A portable stand for positioning in a tree and the like for enabling individuals to obtain better peripheral vision for hunting animals comprising:

(a) a vertically positioned base having an upper end with an opening therein;

(b) a first pair of support arms having first and second ends, said first ends secured to said base adjacent said upper end, said first pair of support arms extending horizontally outwardly relative to said base, and said second ends being spaced relative to each other enabling one of each of said second ends of said first pair of support arms to be positioned and secured to a side of the tree;

(c) a second pair of support arms having first and second ends, said first ends secured to said base below said first pair of support arms, said second pair of support arms extending downwardly at an angle relative to said vertical base and said horizontal first pair her are arcuately turned relative to the tree and said stationary vertical base for enabling the individual to obtain better peripheral vision for hunting.

2. The structure as set forth in claim 1 including:

(a) a pair of vertical upstanding members secured on one side of said seat; and

(b) a horizontal member secured to the upper end of each of said upstanding members to form a gun and arm rest for the individual.

3. The structure as set forth in claim 2 including:

(a) a pair of outwardly extending angular members secured at one end to the same side .of said seat as said vertical upstanding members; and

(b) a foot bar mounted between said angular members at theiropposite end thereof for enabling individuals to rest and place their feet thereon.

4. The structure as set forth in claim 3 including a back rest mounted with the opposite side of said seat from said gun rest.

of support arms, and said second ends being spaced 20 References Cited relative to each other for enabling one of each of UNITED STATES PATENTS said second ends of said second pair of support arms 1,152,211 8/1915 Peirce 7 to be positioned and secured to opposite sides of 1,250,699 12/1917 sturgel g2. 1 7

the tree; 25 1,275,392 8/1918 Collins 182187 (d) a seat pos t oned hcriz ntally above sald vertical 2,711,783 6/1955 p im g7 base for receiving the individual; and 3,273,229 10/1966 Bates 297 349 (e) a vertical member extending downwardly from said seat to be telescopically received by said opening REINALDO P. MACHADO, Primary Examiner. in said vertical base wherein said seat and said mem- 

